Bachelor programme in Agricultural Economics

BSc in Agricultural Economics: Where to study abroad

 

Lists of LIFE's partners, including Erasmus partners by subject area and country, and the University of Copenhagen's partners are available under "Where". 

 

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Partners in the Nordic and Baltic countries (NOVA/BOVA partners. Students can apply for Norplus grants. Read more about how to apply)

 

 

Partner University Country Comments

The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)

Sweden

One of the eight Nordic agricultural and veterinary universities which together with the Faculty of Life Sciences make up the NOVA network. SLU spreads across several campuses. One of them is located in Alnarp near Malmø which offers several courses in farming economy.

Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB) Norway

One of the eight Nordic agricultural and veterinary universities which together with the Faculty of Life Sciences make up the NOVA network. UMB has a strong teaching and research environment in a number of agriculturally related subject areas and offers a wide range of courses in Norwegian and English.

University of Helsinki, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry (HU-AF)

Finland One of the eight Nordic agricultural and veterinary universities which together with the Faculty of Life Sciences make up the NOVA network. The university has a strong environment within food science and the courses offered include dairy and meat science, food economy and sensorics.
Agricultural University of Iceland (LBHI) Iceland The overall objective of AUI is to pursue high quality education in its academic fields supported by competitive nationally and internationally oriented research programs provided by competent and dedicated staff. AUI should also be an active participant in sustainable development of the Icelandic society and represent the country in the global forum in its academic fields.

 

 

European partners (ERASMUS). (Read more about how to apply)

 

Partner University Country Comments

University of Freiburg

Albert-Ludwigs Universität Freiburg

Germany

The university has a strong academic environment within farming economy, where courses are mainly offered in German. Freiburg, which is located close to the French and Swiss borders, has a good study environment.

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Greece

 

Athens University of Economics and Business Greece
University of Perugia Italy

Université Montpellier I

France

The university is known in Europe for its expertise in farming economy. It offers an MSc programme in Farming and Food Economy with courses in French.

Wageningen University and Research Centre Netherlands Spring application deadline only (March 1) for studies in the autumn and spring of the following academic year.

Warsaw University of Life Sciences

(SGGW)

Poland
Zurich University of Applied Sciences Switzerland

 

 

Partners overseas. Read more about how to apply)

 

Partner University Country Comments

Cornell University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

 

USA 

Cornell University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) is considered the very best college of its kind in the nation, if not the world. Cornell University seek to discover, integrate, disseminate, and apply knowledge about agriculture and food sciences, applied social sciences, environmental sciences and the life sciences as a basis for sustainable improvement in the lives of people throughout the world.

Purdue University, College of Agriculture

USA  

Purdue Agriculture is one of the world’s leading colleges that offers food, agricultural, and natural resources programs. Purdue Agriculture is training the next generation of thinkers—scientists who will drive innovation and discovery to reshape life sciences, biosecurity, the environment, agriculture, and the food system.

University of Arizona, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

USA 

 

The University of Arizona seek to provide a comprehensive, high-quality education that engages their students in discovery through research and broad-based scholarship. 

They aim to empower their graduates to be leaders in solving complex societal problems. Whether in teaching, research, outreach or student engagement, access and quality are the defining attributes of the University of Arizona.

University of Idaho 

USA

The University of Idaho is leading the West by providing you access to exceptional learning opportunities, world-class facilities and an unparalleled residential community.

The College of Graduate Studies combines nationally competitive academic and research opportunities — the kind you’d expect at a large metro institution — with the small-town, hands-on approach that will jump-start your research and your career.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

USA 

 

Illinois has tremendous breadth and depth in academics, with more than 150 undergraduate and more than 100 graduate and professional programs. A preeminent faculty propels many academic programs to be ranked among the best in the world. This emphasis on campuswide academic excellence has built Illinois' reputation as one of the nation's premier public universities.

University of Minnesota, College of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Sciences

USA

Graduate students in Agronomy/Agroecology conduct research in cropping systems and weed science, including alternative approaches and management strategies. Emphasis is on improving production efficiency and profitability in an environmentally sound approach that benefits society. Mechanisms of crop physiology and ecology underlying plant responses to the environment are emphasized. Research areas include sustainable agriculture, environmental physiology of agronomic crops, and plant nutrition.

University of Melbourne

Australia

The University of Melbourne is consistently ranked among the leading universities in the world with its international peers placing it in the top 20 worldwide.

Recommended subject areas; Agricultural Science, dairy, animal science

University of Western Australia, Perth

 

Australia 

The University of Western Australia (UWA) is a leading Australian research university and has an international reputation for excellence, innovation and enterprise.

UWA is regarded nationally as having the highest quality undergraduates of any university in Australia.

Apart from regular delivery of information (lectures, tutorials, supervised research, field trips and student placements), the University also provides students with opportunities to apply their knowledge on collaborative projects with business, industry, government and the wider community.

University of Sydney

Australia 

Sydney is unique among Australia's leading universities in the breadth of disciplines they offer, providing wide opportunities for personal development and cross-disciplinary study that delivers unique insights and breakthroughs.
University of Sydney students and researchers come from all over the world and all backgrounds to prepare for a life of challenge and change.

University of Western Sydney

 

Australia

The University of Western Sydney is a major urban university spread over six campuses in Greater Western Sydney, a region of great opportunity, diversity, challenge and growth.  

The University is culturally diverse, with over 2000 staff and about 35 000 students drawn from Australia and around the world.

University of New England - Armidale NSW

Australia 

The University of New England was the first Australian university established outside a capital city. With a history extending back to the 1920s, UNE has a well-earned reputation as one of Australia's great teaching, training and research universities.

 

Its graduates consistently rate their experience at UNE highly, a reflection of the University's commitment to student support. UNE has built up its academic profile to the point where it now has more than 500 PhD candidates, an important sign of the University's academic vigour and rigour.

Lincoln University

New Zealand 

 

 

Lincoln University is known internationally for the high numbers of students from around the globe, over 60 nationalities represented, choosing to study at undergraduate or postgraduate level here. Lincoln excels in areas related to land and natural resource management and is renowned for its applied commerce degrees and industry relevant programmes.

The University is renowned for its entrepreneurship, relevance and as a catalyst for new and diverse approaches to stimulate the development and transfer of knowledge.

Massey University

New Zealand

Massey University is one of New Zealand's largest universities with more than 36.000 students studying across the University's campuses, including welcoming about 4.000 International Students from more than 100 countries each year.

Academic staff in many fields are internationally renowned , and leading-edge research is being undertaken across the academic colleges often in collaboration with other universities, research institutions and industry. Massey has a proud record of using this expertise to work with developing countries, and its focus on technology and business is also meeting new international demands.

China Agricultural University

China 

 

Cultivation of students' comprehensive personality is a key area for education at the Chinese Agricultural University. Off-class education activities are widely organized in this regard. A diversified and colorful campus life attracts all the students with active participation of faculty and staff members. CAU has more than 70 students' associations/teams covering a wide range of cultural and social activities, such as politics, economics, culture, science and technology, theory, practice and volunteers.

EARTH University 

Costa Rica 

EARTH University, located in Guácimo, Limón, Costa Rica is a private, international, non-profit university dedicated to education in the agricultural sciences and natural resources in order to contribute to sustainable development in the tropics by seeking a balance between agricultural production and environmental preservation.

 

Read more about taking electives at other universities as part of the BSc programme in Agricultural Economics in the Electives Guide (in Danish)

 

 

 

 

 


Andreas Thomas Hede Krøigaard, - last update:21 December 2011
Read more about taking electives at other universities as part of the BSc programme in Agricultural Economics in the Electives Guide. (in Danish)

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